MY CULTURAL SHOCK IN US as a Ukrainian

[@yelena-pzychalska]

Am so glad you are here Taya and am praying for your family at home. Much love from Yelena! ❤❤

[@pookatim]

Regarding things like organ meat, most supermarkets have liver but to get other kinds you would have to go to a butcher shop. Things like this are usually "ethnic" foods and will be found in abundance in neighborhoods where a lot of immigrants reside. For example, Chinese Food in most of America is nothing like real Chinese food but if you go to the "Chinatown" areas of some major cities, you can have food is just as it is in China. There are even "Little Ukraine" neighborhoods that have shops that cater to Ukrainian tastes. You see, while America has always had an abundance of immigrants but after a generation or two, they are pretty much just American and have American sensibilities. My maternal grandparents were Polish immigrants so I enjoyed many Polish foods that most of my friends never heard of.

[@dzikijohnny]

I'm Polish, but in Minneapolis we have a Polish Deli and also a Ukrainian Catholic Church.

[@acid0philus]

Go to the butcher's counter in the grocery store and ask for it. If they don't have a butcher, then all they are is a distributor, and not a grocer. I prefer smaller mom n' pop grocers to big supermarket distributors.

[@plam0007]

Yes regarding to some of the organ meat you mention in the video. You should be able to easily find them in the Asian market. I'm live in the San Francisco Bay Area in CA. I'm sure if you go to most big cities in the US that have large population of Asian people, in the Asian markets you should not have any problem finding organ meats. Asian markets like the European markets should have just about every animal parts for sale. You just have to know where to find it.

[@yevgeniyminakov1017]

I lived in States more than thirty years, and use my bank apps for long time, I paid my all bills, send money to anyone I want. So what I try to say, I came to America to stay here forever, so I was willing to adopt without paying attention for difference. If you wanna stay for long time enjoy life stop comparing👌👌🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@snow3017]

You don't have to have a credit card, but most people do. You can just use cash or have a debit card which is effectively what you have in Ukraine based on my conversations with some folks there. The biggest differences I noticed when i was in ukraine were (in no order) : (1) terrible sidewalks that were dangerous to walk on (2) you absolutely cannot drink the water from the faucet (3) Grocery stores had a big liquor section - and cheap too - and a small soda section (4) nobody smiles on the street and if you do smile people think you are crazy or drunk 😂 My translator told me every day "stop smiling at people!"

[@ZhovtoBlakytniy]

I'm American and lived in Ukraine for a while- shopping online while living in a village is annoying. They will not deliver to your house unless it's something big like a fridge or washing machine. The site Rozetka (basically Ukrainian Amazon) I couldn't pay for things online, but I had to go to the grocery store and bankomat, print out a receipt showing I paid through it to the seller and send them a photo of it before they'd send out the package. Then I'd have to walk to the post office to get my packages. On the positive side, I did a lot of walking every day and I stopped shopping online impulsively 😂

[@panl22]

I lived for years in a small mountain town in Va, USA, where everyone smiled and nodded. It was normal. Then I moved to a bigger city where being kind or friendly to strangers seems weird and inappropriate. I understand why but miss the small town friendliness, for sure.

[@jamesbinns8528]

We have monopolies in the US. You will see what looks like different brands, but many are owned by the same company. Liver used to be sold in stores. I don't see it much anymore. In southern states, like south Georgia, southern Arkansas, pig's feet are still sold. I have not seen brain or cow tongue for sale in a grocery store in over 25 years.

[@firstnamelastname8060]

No cow tongue for me, thanks. I don't eat anything that can taste me back.

[@joir2000]

This is a comment to support Taya's videos and KZbin channel.

[@AngrySlavaUkraini]

She is so lovely inside and outside she deserve the future

[@terryodonnell5739]

I was watching the movie Hit Man on Netflix. Am I the only one that didn’t know your KZbin video was in the movie as the main character was scrolling through videos. I recognized you immediately and couldn’t believe my eyes. I had to back it up and look again❤

[@aaronchapin9331]

Offal can usually be purchased in butcher shops, but it's not popular enough to be stocked in regular grocery stores.

[@bimmebeau]

In the US the credit card is usually associated with debt and ability to pay off a loan, though a fair number of people just use it as a convenient source of money and never run up any debt. It is simply an indicator for landlords that you are the kind of person who avoids debt or pays it off on time. As for tenants competing for apartments, that is most likely to occur in cities like New York. In smaller towns you may find landlords competing for tenants. The situation is complicated by large property companies buying up apartments and ending up with a local quasi-monopoly allowing them to be fussier about tenants and to raise rents.

[@pookatim]

OMG! Taya, you looks so young without make-up! Such a beauty! ♥

[@calgreg2569]

Without makeup?

[@jerrypeal653]

Yeah , without. One short clip . Watch again. She is pretty either way .

[@colinmaharaj]

Hey a long time I'm following you. Whenever I i see you, I feel happy

[@frankmorris6691]

Good to see you again Taya! Missed your videos!

[@mikeses4392]

“What idiot invented half and half?” 😂😂 I am still laughing….

[@hbmjr]

So funny. 😂 However, why would I buy two separate things to mix together when I can just buy the thing I actually want? I get why she thinks it’s nonsense. Maybe it is total nonsense! Which is of course why it’s funny. I love international perspectives. And I’m glad that that idiot “invented” half and half. 🙂

[@urbangrid]

I just saw you on Netflix "Hitman"

[@skrimshaw72]

I was in Ukraine last September (2023). Firstly I want to say you have a lovely country, and I pray for peace there daily. I promised some friends of mine I would cook them "American Cheeseburgers", I had to go to 3 different markets in Kharkov to find beef, finally found some at a Silpo. Spices, spices or peppers are nearly impossible to find, the pizza's are rather bland compared to American pizza, and if you're in the mood for a taco, you're out if luck in Ukraine. You do make a good point about the sweets. My friends gave me different chocolate every day! But since you had a President who owned a chocolate company, I guess that makes sense. 🤣 Finally, I must say... Kyiv Cake!!! OMG! I'd had some pre-packaged torts before going to Ukraine, but I had real Kyiv cake in every city I went to, (except Lviv, but that's a different story all together) and I'm totally addicted to Kyiv cakes. I walked about 35 km a week while I was there, and still gained about 5kg 🤣! I'm going to have to learn to make Kyiv cake, because I've never had anything like it in America.

[@jonsmachineshop]

Good to see you back, Taya! Credit cards are the safest way to pay. If you pay it off completely every month, you have no debt and pay no interest. I use mine for practically every purchase. Putting all your information into an app on your phone sounds like a good way to have your identity stolen. I want my phone to know as little about me as possible. Hope your are enjoying your stay in the US and getting used to things here. Слава Україні!

[@drywallsurgeon]

In USA think of states like individual countries united by a federal government.

[@njam101]

And Canadian provinces are even more different from one another than American states.

[@lin34rcousinjoe72]

@@njam101not really and i’m Canadian

[@TroIIingThemSoftly]

No it doesn't. Are you even American?

[@pkerit308]

In USA think of states like individual countries **ruined** by a federal government.

[@njam101]

@@pkerit308 Sounds like a Canadian comment.

[@ZhovtoBlakytniy]

Welcome to the USA, Taya! Things I think are better about US- opportunities, individuality, open friendliness and also open unfriendliness, fast and easy dealing with government, so much is streamline. Food is not so bad, and if you don't care about healthiness there's definitely variety! If you want livers, kidney, hearts, necks, bones they have those at the butcher or specialty stores, though they're available at most grocery stores. Less polution and littering. In Ukraine I like that anything you need is in walking distance or a bus trip away, even in a village or tiny city. I like that people are pretty self sufficient and great hustlers. I love the folk culture and songs. I love how practically every building has deep set windows you can sit in or at least put some flower pots in the window. Once you get to know the people and make friends you have a real loyal friend for life. Borscht (which I have here in the US too, but still 😊). I love how you can just walk your goat or cow into a field and let them eat grass, come back to get her and she's fine and nobody minds it. I LOVE village life in Ukraine, besides the drinking. The festivals and holidays are not a commercialized sad affair in Ukraine but wonderful and fun celebrations. The summers are mild and perfect.

[@doug4036]

I'm glad to see another video. I hope your family is safe and well. The Ukrainian candy culture piques my interest! We passed a law in 1990 called the "Americans with Disabilities Act." It made it illegal for any business or entity open to the public to not be accessible to people with physical or medical disabilities. It was the last of our ambitious push for universal civil rights, not the end but so far, the last. I'm sure that after your victory Ukraine will honor your own heroes with similar public accommodations and understanding.

[@johannesvalterdivizzini1523]

"What idiot invented half and half?" You know, that's a good question. I honestly don't remember that as a child of the 1960's (we had cream and milk, and if you needed to, you mixed it) My thought is that "h/h" came about as a simplification of coffee service, where people responsible for preparing coffee (like at an office), bought it pre mixed (since heavy cream is hardly ever used in American coffee, and milk may be too "thin"). That might explain it---since once the alternative of h/h hit the shelves, it became popular, even at home. About faucet water in the US: I grew up in NY City, now I still live in NY State, and tap water is good in NY. (The best tap water I know is in Italy--soft, perfect for cooking and like spring water) About liquor: each state is different, so in NY one has to go to a liquor store for wine or hard liquor, but beer is sold in grocery stores.

[@brucekatkin5310]

1/2 & 1/2 goes back decades. Known mainly as 10% cream, it is 1/2 2% milk and 1/2 18% cream.(known as table or light cream). Heavy cream is 35%+ cream, or whipping cream. Whip it long enough and you have home made butter.

[@BruceBuffett-zo8jn]

Ukraine size is just over 600,000 KM . The province of Ontario is over ONE MILLION square kilometers

[@Curtis488]

Hi Taya as an American I don't know how credit cards work my dad has always told me not to mess with credit cards because it's a trap that people struggle to get out of.

[@captainlurk9380]

Oh hello Taya , I wish things went better for you here in USA .

[@camus83489]

in usa 'cream' is called 'heavy whipping cream' and its usually sold next to half and half

[@WilliamCooper-l6f]

Try not to confuse credit cards with debit cards. Most people use debit cards to pay for their stuff, but let's say your rent is due and your checking account won't have the full amount until next week. Not a problem, pay your rent with your credit card, then pay off the credit card next week, when you have the money. This is how you manage an unforseen expense, like a vehicle breaking down, or an airplane ticket to attend a funeral far away.

[@kenibnanak5554]

You need a different supermarket. Many stores do carry beef liver, cow stomach (aka tripe), etc..

[@timsharon5518]

good to see you back Taya

[@PizzaMan-ItsaRomethingeveryday]

I can only imagine how diverse US is from Ukrainian, it is extremely difficult here in the US for the commonfolk to survive nowadays, i wish you all the best here, dont let life here discourage you,

[@WilliamCooper-l6f]

Each agency has their own security and thus their own apps. This prevents your ID from getting stolen. To have everything on one app is a security risk that most Americans aren't willing to take and we value our privacy a great deal.

[@MickaeldellazArrasheed]

Oh yeah like that, definitely we must be learning so much social culture and tradition before finally decision before joining live as best personal adaption Me too also want to studying so much your culture and local tradition Dear Taya and thanks so much for your information. Have a great day always be with you🙏💯

[@JohnWilson-cb8nh]

Hi having been to Ukraine many times before the war , the food and way of cooking is very similar to my home country of Scotland ,

[@Aleksa_Lomako]

War began in 2014. She's from Donetsk

[@JohnWilson-cb8nh]

@@Aleksa_Lomako Hi Yes I know when the war started , i was in Konotop at the time ,I have many friends there , my last visit was last year helping,

[@matthewfurlani8647]

Taya, the credit card is required for renting many things because the bank will insure the money.

[@jerrypeal653]

If you’re living in the U.S. now you are experiencing a learning curve. I’m sure it’s different and difficult but you’ll get through it.

[@Cloneufc]

We have chocolate shops, like Rocky Mountain chocolate factory and See's Candy. We have bakeries and cafes all over. There is a massive variety of sweets. You probably were too new to figure out where these places exist.

[@bimmebeau]

As far as disabled people are concerned, you seem to be suffering from the remains of the Soviet way of doing things. Now that the war is happening the number of disabled people, such as those missing limbs, is going to be much larger than you have ever seen before and both society and infrastructure will have to adapt to new realities.

[@jamesbinns8528]

Disable people had to protest and beg the government for YEARS in order to have what little is available today. It has not always been this way. Thank the Democratic party.

[@bimmebeau]

@@jamesbinns8528 The Americans with Disabilities Act was written and sponsored by a Democrat, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA). The bill had its origins in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, whose principal sponsor was a Democrat, Rep. John Brademas (D-IN-3). The first iteration of the ADA was the Virginians with Disabilites Act of 1985 championed in the Virginia House of Delegates by Warren G. Stambaugh, a Democratic delegate. The ADA was opposed by business and Evangelicals, so indeed you have much reason to thank Democrats. Returning to my original point about the treatment of the disabled in Russia, no amount of protest in that country will improve the lot of the disabled.

[@albertrascon6274]

Half and Half is for coffee

[@jamesbinns8528]

It's because of people worried about gaining weight or having a heart attack.

[@brucekatkin5310]

For people good with money, credit cards allows then to buy a product and pay it of 21-25 days later with no interest.

[@markhall6306]

Taya great channel my girlfriend lives in Mykolaiv and I live in Minnesota, you are correct I got an apartment in Kherson for $15 a here it would be $100 plus a day. I pray for the end of war in Ukraine

[@npaladin2000]

I've been to the philipines and Italy a lot, and every time I travel I always look at grocery stores. I find you can tell a lot about a culture from what's avaialble in a local supermarket. For instance, America doesn't seem to know what sugar is, so we use "Hugh Fructiose Corn Syrup" in everything instead...including things that just use normal sugar in other countries.

[@frozenskyhomestead3723]

In the US if you have no credit then you have no credit score and if you have no credit score it can be really difficult to get a mortgage. You get a credit card to build your score even if you don't need or want a credit card

[@soeren72]

Allot of food are processed, try getting quality chocolates, cheese . House componentes built down to a price. in some regards it feels like they stayed in 1990 🙂

[@jeanyves5380]

Hi! jolie Taya! In France it is now quite the same than in America: hard to rent an appartment! very expensive! Ukraine has some kind of rurality i would for sure appreciate, cause i'm a country site boy! Things are easier in rural areas. People are true.May be dating is easier too, but i do not dream. Nevertheless i'm too old for that! But it's not paradize, the inconvenient of rurality is boredom, nothing to do, if you do not have some good books, internet and sometimes there are people with bad intentions too in villages. That's may be why i allways lived "in between" town, cities and villages.

[@terryashley4674]

You're Taya! Of course I enjoyed it! 🤗

[@albin2232]

Thanks for the great video :)

[@Cricketshortsreal]

I am glad to see you after a long time🥰. Please upload one or two video per week. It's my request.

[@jarvisa12345]

10:15 Before WW1, animal organs used to be reserved for the rich, because there is less of it, and muscle was for the poor. Growing up in the 1960s, we would have sweetbreads and heart as part of a breakfast fry up. Steak & kidney pie and liver & bacon stew were favourites too. At some point, offal came to be regarded as pet food. I don't understand why.

[@pkerit308]

you are not in USA. I had to google sweetbreads. yuck! you really eat that?

[@SummerDream3r]

Congrats on your Netflix cameo! :)

[@visionunblurred]

I'm confused. We're you saying you couldn't pay your bills through your bank? Because in the USA you can play your bills with your bank app. Not sure why no one told you that.

[@yurikonoha775]

Well in terms of credit cards...(opinion only) it is in their way of life to "spend first before you earn"...unlike in other people...they prefer to "earn first before they spend"..so they prefer cash basis on buying...and others prefer to spend after payday...

[@ianh8039]

We aren't bad Taya!!! Depends on where you go.....

[@michaelgarcia2973]

Welcome to America Taya !

[@shiva.chennai]

Ukraine seems like such a gentle country with fewer strict rules compared to the United States. The cost of living, especially house rent, is overwhelming there. If you're in New York, I can imagine how expensive it must be, with so many people becoming homeless due to rising rents. While I admire the American style, it's undeniably costly. Have you considered scrap selling? It's an interesting and easy way to make money without the insecurity of a traditional job. I feel like I wouldn't experience much culture shock if I visited the US because I've become familiar with American culture through KZbin and other social media. If you ever find yourself in difficult times, remember that we are all unique individuals with our paths. Instead of worrying, come to India! Here, I can enjoy three meals with a Coca-Cola for just $10, and the freedom is immense.

[@levante4102]

hi taya just out of curiosity, you do know that you ended up in a hollywood movie called "hitman" from 2023, if you look at minute 20 and 45 seconds you can see yourself ;) a hug and keep it up! a big fan of yours :)

[@davebaconusa1062]

We love you Taya!

[@lyndonlessey9883]

CREDIT RATING IS BOSS, ESPECIALLY IN A MARRIAGE!!!😃😃

[@HatBilly2008]

kFC, in the United States, never eat there, it is trash food 😂😂, my dog even does want to eat the food from KFC.😅

[@pkerit308]

For the last 65 years, I have wondered how KFC managed to ruin the taste of mashed potatoes. How did they do that??? I wont eat there

[@camus83489]

us banks have very limited technology (as compared to EU etc)- because there's so much money flowing into US banks they have no need to innovate to attract consumers

[@TerryOCarroll]

Australian government has had an app that you can keep your driver's license, covid vaccination status, etc in. Started during the height of the pandemic

[@jerseyshoredroneservices225]

Is it popular with the citizens there or is it just something that the government decided to do? Personally, my covid status along with the rest of my medical information is my business, that the government doesn't need to know a d*** thing about 🙂

[@SalPane1224]

I like Ukraine because more affordable and they are a lot of places where you can live

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

Much love and good wishes from Florida!

[@TrakaBat]

Thank you Taya

[@RalphJohnson-l8d]

Hi Taya. Good to hear from you again. Yes, the US is a huge and very diverse place. I am sure that if you visit one of the big northeastern cities, notably NYC, you will find them very different from LA. with much more variety in food, culture, weather etc.

[@rituponloying1409]

I like your videos and Love from Assam(India)

[@ewlchen]

Hey Taya, u need the full experience, go to Appleby’s and then the gun range. Don’t forget to buy some camo. MUrica! Lol

[@fafner607]

And if you have all your documents in the app on your phone and then you lose your phone, what happens? Sometimes good old paper is safer!

[@Matthew_Loutner]

It is not in the phone. It is in the cloud.

[@sandrah.2110]

Hi 👋 Taya. Really enjoy your vids. Praying your family is safe. Are they curious to visit you and see America?

[@ImForwardlook]

Funny observation, the first candy isle pic is from Finland 😊

[@rustyyb8450]

Renting a house or apartment in many States of the US is made difficult for the landlord by way of laws protecting tenants rights. Tenants don't need to pay rent and have the right to remain in the rented space. Once the tenant lives in the space for a certain time,,,,, it's their right to stay. When "squatters" invade even a home where the owner is on extended vacation, the home owner can't easily reclaim their home.

[@ojgfhuebsrnvn2781]

For those who find that she critisizes things too much i would like to tell that recently i've read some articles comparing cultures on different aspect and one funny article was Dutch vs Ukrainians, which basically said that those cultures are basically almost entirely opposite except one aspect and it was that both cultures look at things through a prism of critique. Meaning they can find many things that are beautiful but the find useful to mention only bad things as it emphasizes what should be done in order to make things even better. So if you find her being negative about US, it's not necessary means she doesn't like it there. P.s. I also saw much more disabled people in Europe but it's only logical. It's not even about culture, Ukraine simply doesn't have infrastructure that allow them to be outside. There is nothing, no lifts for disabled, no traces for blind, no clicking sound on cross-lights, nothing. Other countries have done tremendous work to make it so disabled people can do things by themselves and be able to do almost all things other people do. That was probably the saddest thing that i saw when i compared Ukraine and developed world

[@derelictconfusion9498]

You should try Cadburys chocolate,UK chocolate but available in US,but better still go vegan and see if you can find Nomo chocolate,chocolate without the milk

[@B.R.I.A.N..]

Culture shock indeed! There seems to be aspects of your country that contrast with ours.

[@leoban3927]

Hello...Taya, nice to meet you, how are you...

[@user-McGiver]

credit cards are so easy to get...they beg you to get one more... but they are ''honey traps''... you do know what a honey trap is Taya, don't you?... you do have ''honey traps'' in Ukraine too... the thing is that you can live without ''honey traps'' in both worlds!... as long as you have, or make money of your own... honey traps of every kind and form will just cost you money for minimum ''service''...

[@NNnnNnnn-n8g]

This makes sense when it comes to the tenants! There's a big problem with squatters! If you haven't heard about squatters, you should check that out.

[@EternalLoveAnkh]

I love your accent. I am happy you mentioned disability. I have a disability and use a wheelchair. I would love to hear more about this. Would Russian/Ukrainian women date a man in a wheelchair? RJ

[@mkl80]

See if there are Polish delis near you. They tend to have a good selection of food and candy from Ukraine as well. The delis near me have a lot different candies that you don't see in the supermarkets. I live in the far suburbs of Chicago, don't know how it works in California.

[@Aleksa_Lomako]

Russian delis in LA near her

[@JB-ux3ri]

Whoa, you're in the new Netflix film "Hitman", congratulations!

[@m00rem0ney24]

Came here to comment this lol. Was surprised to see her

[@ambulance-tanger]

I am from the Kingdom of Morocco and always pray for victory for you ❤🇲🇦🇲🇦

[@boknows3841]

Do you know what I like about a poor peasant girl From a small rural town in Ukraine. They are just happy to see paved roads. I mean really, you can find one who is pleased just to have a nice house, a good car, and food in the pantry. They don't want to work, that is your job to take care of them. But if you take care of them they will take care of you! A lot of American food they will turn up their nose. And going out to eat is not a priority for some of them.

[@HaleyMary]

I was wondering if vegetarianism or veganism is a thing in Ukraine? A lot of Canadians and Americans follow vegetarian or vegan diets and I was wondering if vegetarianism is a thing in Ukraine or not?

[@Aleksa_Lomako]

Common

[@w.terrace5394]

In America, especially in California, we can find many different kinds of products in the grocery stores, year round. But in terms of renting a decent place, keeping a job, it's not easy. I think living in Ukraine is much better because you don't need to be super rich to live comfortably.

[@72stones43]

Don’t drink or wash your food in tap water.

[@jesusgabrielhernandezpina4551]

I lived in Juárez, the border with El Paso Texas and here the contrast of the mexican culture with the american culture is big, just you need walk over the international bridge and see the diferences.

[@Waynegee7]

Very interesing info! Getting married online! Something we don't have in the UK I don't think-but at least our medical treatment here is free! Lots of things that I didn't know! Thank you Miss Taya!❤

[@snow3017]

"Free medical" = pre-paid to the government through excess taxes.

[@مكافحةالاستبداد]

Getting divorced online is a must!

[@joshuahalsell5152]

The main thing I will say is in general... we Americans have a huge distrust of central government/"big government" and central authority, it dates back to our history and founding being ruled by the king of England, so you will find we don't want or approve of things like a government "all in one" type ap (for instance driver license is controlled at the state level, not federal level) , and ya half and half never made much sense to me either 😂

[@jerrypeal653]

Credit card is tied to paying bill and on time .

[@jsbossler]

Just saw you in a Netflix movie!

[@jsbossler]

20:46 into Hit Man

[@hermesricardovilladaruiz7393]

Nice information

[@totalpkgproductions2797]

Such a beautiful soul you are...Thank you for sharing such good perspectives, and comparisons, it was refreshing to hear an unbiased dive into the culture and mechanics of how different countries operate. If we only had a roundtable of wise counselors to carve out the best of the best, to share and implement for the people of all countries...As people we are all the same, although our governments are vastly different, making this an illusion that the people are not the same. In some small but significant way you are building walkways, and paths that may one day create bridges to spark the minds of the next generation to somehow bring us all together in the best conditions, to live and enjoy our best lives. Peace and blessings to you Taya. 💯%👈.

[@kasprzykmichal7]

Taya I don't know which state you are living in, but here In Fl. we have all the stuff you mentioned.

[@dbacks85]

If you want to see the real America, Taya, you need to come to the Midwest or the South. Much different than New York or California.

[@williamdavenport6863]

No no the REAL America are the rebels up North in Massachesuetts who fought, and won America's independence. That's the REAL America where the minutemen and Paul Revere came from.

[@MikeJ-j8b]

I couldn't agree with you more about half and half. I am most disappointed in Americans for their need for convenience. I am an American by the way. If it's not convenient we don't want it apparently.

[@JohnPaul-158]

WOW! Thank you for sharing!

[@watchful1168]

Third?? You are sooo wonderful! I am in Tennessee.

[@beckyumphrey2626]

Midwest and the south represent.the US.

[@jamiesontown]

Nice to see your still kickin', I too enjoy going to the USA from time to time (I have a daughter in Seattle). Haven't been there for a few years tho. I like Canada better.

[@laurencejohnson4106]

Did you consider moving to the UK.?

[@josephsaucedo8691]

You only need a credit card and good credit if you want to buy something that really expensive and you can't buy in cash like something over 1500$ it's also good to use if your not quite sure about something you buy if it turns out to be junk or dosnt work as advertised you can cancel payments. But credit card aren't good for some people specifically if they can't manage money it's easy to change more then you can afford. A debit card is the way to go it takes the money that you have in the bank account if you don't have it in the bank it mean you shouldn't buy it's also excepted 98 percent of any ware a credit card is but you don't build credit. Good credit helps buying a car and house and the only real reason it's good to have and use as long as your good management with your money and paying the credit card charges. Hope this helps you understand why a credit card is good but can be ba. 💯👍✌️😉

[@scottmorin357]

Good to hear from you. You can find hearts and gizzards and liver at certain places although not sure about west coast. Slava Ukraine

[@shannonnewman3091]

Thanks for the info